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Overview
Full-time | Permanent
As a Purchasing Manager with Taylor Maxwell Timber, you will maintain and develop the Timber group operations nationally, including stock management, purchasing and future planning.
This role is full-time, Monday to Friday and permanent. The role is open to candidates based all across the UK, providing they can commute to one of our office locations in Bristol, St Albans, Horsham, Leeds or Stirling.
Duties
- Analyse, plan and manage stock purchasing for key stock operations, located within Rochester and Cumbernauld
- Manage and develop strong relationships with key stock suppliers
- Negotiating contracts to secure the best prices and terms for high-quality timber, ensuring compliance with budgetary constraints without compromising on quality
- Manage and develop reportable processes for each stock site
- Collaborating with internal teams to understand material requirements and align procurement strategies accordingly
- Continuously adapting negotiation tactics and strategies to adapt to market changes and company needs
- Analysing market trends in order to negotiation and make informed decisions
- Help develop sales to buying groups & key customers in conjunction with strategic stockholdings
- Day to day management of Stock Controller and any other future departmental staff
- Help manage and support sales and administration staff
- Assist with any customer / supplier disputes and financial claims
- Assist will all aspects of credit control
- Create new opportunities for TM within the timber industry
- Communicate effectively with the Taylor Maxwell Directors through regular meetings
- Help promote the business on a national and international level
Skills
To be successful in this role, you should have the following skills:
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Timber industry experience
- Demonstrated expertise in negotiation with a proven track record in the procurement field
- Ability to negotiate contracts to secure best price & terms
- Analytical with excellent attention to detail
- Commercially aware & business focussed
- Adaptability to market changes
- Proven Business Management skills
- Outstanding skills in stock management
- Excellent oral & written skills
- Thorough understanding of Credit Control & Account Management
- Problem solving abilities
- Excellent IT Skills
Desirable
- Degree or relevant qualification in business, supply chain management or related field
- People management experience
- “Can do” attitude and flexible approach
Benefits
- Hybrid or electric Company Car
- Annual company bonus scheme
- 25 days’ holiday, increasing by 1 day every 2 years, up to a maximum of 30 days
- Annual leave purchase scheme - option to buy an additional 3 days
- Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Office car parking
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Life assurance
- Private health insurance
Privacy notice
All employees have a duty not to discriminate against each other, customers or suppliers and not to help anyone else do so. Please view our job applicant privacy notice.
Taylor Maxwell
For over 60 years, Taylor Maxwell have been providing timber and external facade products to the construction industry, working with architects, contractors, merchants and manufacturers. We have a national coverage of sales offices and product showrooms.
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